AT ILLINOIS

2013-14 JUNIOR: Started all 35 games, ranking fifth on the team in scoring with average of 6.9 points ... Led Illini in rebounding on the season with average of 6.0 boards ... First in Big Ten in offensive rebounding, grabbing 2.5 per game ... Led llini and ranked second in Big Ten in blocked shots, averaging 2.1 bpg ... Total of 73 blocked shots ranked second on UI all-time single-season list ... Opened season with double-double of 10 points and game-high 10 rebounds vs. Alabama State (Nov. 8) ... Matched career high with five blocks to go along with 10 points and seven rebounds vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 10) ... 10 points vs. Valparaiso (Nov. 13) ... Scored 10 points in fourth straight game to start the season vs. Bradley (Nov. 17) ... 12 points, including a career-high two three-pointers, at UNLV (Nov. 26) ... 11 points vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 10) ... 10 rebounds (nine offensive) at Wisconsin (Jan. 8) ... 10 points and nine rebounds at Ohio State (Jan. 23) ... Nabbed 12 rebounds at Nebraska (Feb. 12) ... Set a career high with 14 rebounds vs. Ohio State (Feb. 15) ... Recorded third career double-double with a season-high 14 points and 11 rebounds to go along with four blocks at Minnesota (Feb. 19) ... Equaled season high with 14 points at Iowa (March 8) ... Tied career highs in blocks (5) and minutes (36) vs. Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament Opening Round (March 13).

2011-12: FRESHMAN: Played in all 32 games and started three times ... Averaged 1.9 ppg and 1.5 rpg ... Earned first career start in opener vs. Loyola Chicago (Nov. 11), totaling four points, a season-high six rebounds and three blocks ... Had a career-high three steals vs. SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 14) ... Tallied a season-best four blocks vs. Lipscomb (Nov. 17) ... Turned in season-high 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting vs. Chicago State (Nov. 27) ... Scored nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field and free throw line in eight minutes at Northwestern (Jan. 4) ... Also started vs. Iowa (Feb. 26) and at Wisconsin (March 4).

HIGH SCHOOL

Consensus top-100 recruit averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks as a senior ... First-team All-State selection by the Associated Press, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) ... Second-team All-State by the Chicago Sun-Times ... Third-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune ... All-Area by the Sun-Times ... Chicago Catholic League-North Division Co-Athlete of the Year ... Ranked No. 78 on the recruiting services consensus index, including No. 67 by Scout.com and No. 69 by ESPN ... Averaged 13 points, six rebounds and four blocks as a junior ... Fourth-team All-State by the IBCA and special mention All-State by the News-Gazette as a junior ... High school coach was Rich Kehoe ... Played for the Illinois Wolves AAU program, coached by Mike Mullins.

PERSONAL

Born Oct. 22, 1992 ... Majoring in communication ... Parents are Emmanuel and Immaculata Egwu ... One of four children, he has a twin sister, Nnenna, who attends Purdue University, and also has a younger sister and younger brother ... Earliest basketball memory is playing in the Clarendon Park District in eighth grade ... Favorite athlete is Derrick Rose because "He is exciting to watch, and as talented as he is, he stays humble and calm on the floor" ... Favorite Fighting Illini player growing up was Deron Williams ... Served as Freshman Class President at St. Ignatius and was a three-time Intramural Coach of the Year.